https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/leading-tomorrow

  It was the first night. Somewhere in the middle of the wilderness in the intermountain west, I lay in a tent with two other teenagers tossing and turning next to me. In tents around us...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-it-improv-comedy-camp

"I moved to Chicago in the early 1990s and I studied improvisation there. I learned some rules that I try to apply still today. Listen, say yes, live in the moment, make sure you play with people who...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/getting-social-it

It is said, even among the youngest of audiences, that if you are not on social media you don’t exist. Think about it: You may have already researched my credentials on LinkedIn® or checked to see if...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-business-plan-your-camp

Whether you are just starting a camp, looking for new investors in your operation, or looking for a loan to improve facilities at an existing camp, a well-thought-out business plan can be an...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/essential-communication-requirements-caretakers

Counselors, other camp staff, volunteers, parents, guardians, and friends of camps join camp directors as partners in the responsibility of caring for other people’s children. How many times have we...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/be-great-camp-counselor-act-one

You’re the head of baseball and softball at a prestigious summer camp in New England. It’s week four of the seven-week session and one of your counselors, Jason, is still struggling to connect with...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/create-inspirational-memories-intentionally

Almost everyone who has ever been to camp can quickly tell a story about something they did, learned, or observed that had a profound impact on their life. How do these experiences happen? Who...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-severe-weather-flood-risks

Extreme weather events seem to be happening more frequently. The root cause is still the subject of heated debate. Is the severity just a cyclical change, or is global warming precipitating an...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/implementing-special-events-programs-camp

While a summer at camp is, in and of itself, a special event, sometimes it’s important to shake up the daily routine to revitalize both campers and staff, especially a few weeks into the summer....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-if-william-shakespeare-wrote-hed-say-oils-well-ends-well

Ahhh, oil! Black gold. Texas tea. At least that’s how the opening to the television show Beverly Hillbillies referred to it. (Anyone else besides me remember black and white TV?) While some folks...